FS or FT: 2002 Forester (modded)
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From: San Mateo/ Denver/ Eglin AFB
Car Info: 06 FXT 6MT, 07 STi limited SWP
FS or FT: 2002 Forester (modded)
I've had this car for 4 years and it's been in my family for nearly 10. I've hit a point where anything else I want to do to the car will be a mega financial investment and I'm just ready for something else.
My build focused around reliability and to this day my car has not once started in more than 2 cranks. The most upgraded areas are suspension, braking, and the sound system. It's just a great car to drive. It's predictable, fun, and anything but boring.
I kept the engine mods simple. The car has high mileage but like I said it's been in my family since it was pretty much new (lease return). My dad and I are both ASE certified mechanics and the car was never driven very hard. We have been fanatics about maintenance, and it shows. There's no doubt in my mind this car will run another 200,000 miles easily. In addition, my 3 years of professional detailing experience shows in the paint. It's certainly not flawless but sure doesn't look 11 years old!
The car has won the Forester category of BAM and will be featured in the 2014 Forester calendar and I've seen pictures of it floating all over the internet and Subaru pages.
tl;dr
High miles, ridiculous maintenance, reliability, drive it and see.
Engine
AEM cold air intake
Lightweight crank pulley
Area 1320 throttle body spacer
Exhaust
eBay Borla replica header
Cobb replica 3" catback
Extra
04 wrx axleback modified to fit the 3" midpipe and Forester
Drivetrain
Exedy stage 1 clutch kit
XTR lightweight flywheel
Stainless steel braided clutch line
ATE Superblue dot 4 fluid
SPT 5 speed short throw shifter
Kartboy f/r shifter stay bushings
Suspension
Rallitek 22mm front sway bar & bushings
Rallitek 22-24mm rear sway bar, bushings, HD brackets, Rallitek endlinks
07 wrx sedan struts/hats, 24k miles
Tanabe GF210 springs, 24k miles
STi Pink rear trailing arms w/ pillow ball bushings
Whiteline rear subframe bolts
Whiteline reversed front strut tower brace
Whiteline front endlinks
Whiteline RCA kit
04 STi steering rack
Whiteline steering rack bushings
Custom L&E Fabrications GD/SF u-joint
Wheels/Tires
2005 STi BBS gold 17x8 summer wheels
STi center caps
225/45-17 BFG g-Force T/A KDW 2 summer tires
eBay 25mm 5x100 to 5x114.3 spacer adapters
Front rolled fenders
Rear rolled/pulled fenders
Extra:
5x114.3 ASA JH3 silver 17x7.5 winter wheels
215/45-17 Yokohama Guardex K2 F721 snow tires
Brakes
07 STi Brembo front brakes
-eBay rotors
-Stoptech pads
05 LGT rear brakes
-Centric rotors
-Stoptech pads
Goodridge G-stop stainless lines
ATE Superblue dot 4 fluid
STi brake booster/master cylinder
Grimmspeed master cylinder brace
Speed Bleeders
Exterior
JDM SF grille
JDM SF hatch
JDM SF5 STi spoiler, black
"f" grille emblem
Hella Supertone horns
Carbon fiber hood/scoop
Subtle hood struts
Ikea cutting board mudflaps
Extra
OEM USDM hatch with dust deflector
Interior
07 Wrx shift ****
02 Wrx front seats
02 Wrx Momo steering wheel/airbag
STi red pedal covers
GC8 60mm center dash gauge pod
AEM UEGO A/F ratio gauge
Sound System
Sony Xplod Mex-Bt3800U head unit
Alpine Type-X Pro separates
2 Digital Designs 500b 12" woofers
3 cu ft Bassworx box
Audison SR1D 640 watt sub amp
Alpine MRP-F300 300 watt speaker amp
Complete interior layered with butyl MegaMat
If you add up the cost of these mods, the number is staggering. It hurts to look at. I'm probably looking for around $8k to sell it outright. I'm also looking at trades though, such as a Forester xt, wrx wagon, Saab 9-2x Aero, 2004-2007 Volvo V70R, Legacy GT wagon, or possibly something else depending on what comes up. Definitely looking to stay in a manual transmission.
Pics!
My build focused around reliability and to this day my car has not once started in more than 2 cranks. The most upgraded areas are suspension, braking, and the sound system. It's just a great car to drive. It's predictable, fun, and anything but boring.
I kept the engine mods simple. The car has high mileage but like I said it's been in my family since it was pretty much new (lease return). My dad and I are both ASE certified mechanics and the car was never driven very hard. We have been fanatics about maintenance, and it shows. There's no doubt in my mind this car will run another 200,000 miles easily. In addition, my 3 years of professional detailing experience shows in the paint. It's certainly not flawless but sure doesn't look 11 years old!
The car has won the Forester category of BAM and will be featured in the 2014 Forester calendar and I've seen pictures of it floating all over the internet and Subaru pages.
tl;dr
High miles, ridiculous maintenance, reliability, drive it and see.
Engine
AEM cold air intake
Lightweight crank pulley
Area 1320 throttle body spacer
Exhaust
eBay Borla replica header
Cobb replica 3" catback
Extra
04 wrx axleback modified to fit the 3" midpipe and Forester
Drivetrain
Exedy stage 1 clutch kit
XTR lightweight flywheel
Stainless steel braided clutch line
ATE Superblue dot 4 fluid
SPT 5 speed short throw shifter
Kartboy f/r shifter stay bushings
Suspension
Rallitek 22mm front sway bar & bushings
Rallitek 22-24mm rear sway bar, bushings, HD brackets, Rallitek endlinks
07 wrx sedan struts/hats, 24k miles
Tanabe GF210 springs, 24k miles
STi Pink rear trailing arms w/ pillow ball bushings
Whiteline rear subframe bolts
Whiteline reversed front strut tower brace
Whiteline front endlinks
Whiteline RCA kit
04 STi steering rack
Whiteline steering rack bushings
Custom L&E Fabrications GD/SF u-joint
Wheels/Tires
2005 STi BBS gold 17x8 summer wheels
STi center caps
225/45-17 BFG g-Force T/A KDW 2 summer tires
eBay 25mm 5x100 to 5x114.3 spacer adapters
Front rolled fenders
Rear rolled/pulled fenders
Extra:
5x114.3 ASA JH3 silver 17x7.5 winter wheels
215/45-17 Yokohama Guardex K2 F721 snow tires
Brakes
07 STi Brembo front brakes
-eBay rotors
-Stoptech pads
05 LGT rear brakes
-Centric rotors
-Stoptech pads
Goodridge G-stop stainless lines
ATE Superblue dot 4 fluid
STi brake booster/master cylinder
Grimmspeed master cylinder brace
Speed Bleeders
Exterior
JDM SF grille
JDM SF hatch
JDM SF5 STi spoiler, black
"f" grille emblem
Hella Supertone horns
Carbon fiber hood/scoop
Subtle hood struts
Ikea cutting board mudflaps
Extra
OEM USDM hatch with dust deflector
Interior
07 Wrx shift ****
02 Wrx front seats
02 Wrx Momo steering wheel/airbag
STi red pedal covers
GC8 60mm center dash gauge pod
AEM UEGO A/F ratio gauge
Sound System
Sony Xplod Mex-Bt3800U head unit
Alpine Type-X Pro separates
2 Digital Designs 500b 12" woofers
3 cu ft Bassworx box
Audison SR1D 640 watt sub amp
Alpine MRP-F300 300 watt speaker amp
Complete interior layered with butyl MegaMat
If you add up the cost of these mods, the number is staggering. It hurts to look at. I'm probably looking for around $8k to sell it outright. I'm also looking at trades though, such as a Forester xt, wrx wagon, Saab 9-2x Aero, 2004-2007 Volvo V70R, Legacy GT wagon, or possibly something else depending on what comes up. Definitely looking to stay in a manual transmission.
Pics!
Last edited by pigboat_2; Mar 12, 2014 at 09:34 PM.
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From: San Mateo/ Denver/ Eglin AFB
Car Info: 06 FXT 6MT, 07 STi limited SWP
Thanks guys! I'm still really on the fence about selling it since I have some things that I really want to see done on it.
I got the hood from a guy in socal that parted out a track Forester. There's a couple of them for sale right now actually, and I definitely don't see these sitting around.
I got the hood from a guy in socal that parted out a track Forester. There's a couple of them for sale right now actually, and I definitely don't see these sitting around.
